Our policy team analyzes the granular policy agenda intended to serve as the “playbook” for a Republican presidential administration. This extremist agenda proposes measures that would leave America’s children poorer, sicker, and less likely to become productive citizens. Our series explores some of the most harmful proposals.
Speaking of Kids is a podcast series from First Focus on Children that uncovers why children are an afterthought in politics. In this episode, Miriam Calderón of Zero to Three discusses the critical first 1000 days of a child's life and the need for holistic early childhood policies covering child care, nutrition, maternal health, mental health, and more.
For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the funding — and therefore the value — that we as a nation place on our children. On Thursday, September 19th, we hosted our annual Budget Summit in the Senate Budget Committee Hearing Room where analyzed the report’s findings and its implications for future policy.
The 2024 Babies in the Budget book analyzes the share of federal spending allocated to our nation’s youngest. Overall, our analysis finds that for the third straight year, the share of federal spending on children ages 0-3 declined, from just 1.98% in FY 2021 to a mere 1.52% in FY 2024.
The country’s attention has been rightly focused this week on the horrific wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles. But the…
How natural disasters impact children and families, and why policies like Medicaid and the Child Tax Credit are crucial…
It’s no secret that kids are often last and least when it comes to policy debates in this country….
Medicaid may be raided to pay for tax cuts Congress has officially reconvened, with health care issues — and…
A look at the potential consequences of H.R. 9462, the Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024, which proposes…
If you care about the health and well-being of children with cancer, the shenanigans that occurred at the close…
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For more than 15 years, First Focus on Children has produced our annual Children’s Budget, an analysis of the funding — and therefore the value — that we as a nation place on our children. The Children’s Budget offers U.S. leaders and lawmakers a comprehensive picture of where and how we spend our money on children, and what changes we must make to better prioritize them in federal budget and policy decisions.
